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The story is in how anxious they were to fit it into a hacked material case. Because there was no other existing mechanism in which to do it. (They claimed it
by starkd 4y ago
The story is in how anxious they were to fit it into a hacked material case. Because there was no other existing mechanism in which to do it. (They claimed it in the emails Taibbi referenced.) They admit it was not tenable, because first amendment issues were specifically raised by Rep. Mo Khanna.
- MacsHeadroom 4y agoIt wasn't tenable because the hacked materials policy is for doxing not journalism. Many of the biggest stories broken by NYT and WaPo over the decades have come from hacked/leaked materials. The policy was never meant to prevent these kinds of stories.
- polygamous_bat 4y agoSo we should let NYPost publish nudes of anyone and everyone they want to, just because? And no one is allowed to call them out on that because Free Speech?
- starkd 4y agoWhy do people keep citing this tired already easily refuted line? It was not just about nude pictures. Read a little more about the contents of the laptop and his connection to the Ukrainian energy company Burisma as well as Chinese energy execs. If people had a little more curiosity about the stories and not just the headlines, we might not be on the verge of WWWIII right now in Ukraine. Forgive me if you don't like Tucker Carlson, but very few are even dare to cover it. Or genuinely refute it without personal insults. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCApIZBdu-0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCApIZBdu-0
- ttyprintk 4y agoTucker Carlson himself is among the emailers. Asking for a letter of recommendation from Hunter.